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husband thought great huts was ok. he liked the room and enjoyed the fact that he could walk right out the gate and have street food and a few bars at his disposal.
ti boss's opinion surprised me! he said 5 days was way too long to spend at that place when we coulda spent some of that time at our next hotel in kingston. the specifics of his dissatisfaction were that the internet was garbage, the africana house pool water was cloudy and the cliff pool was too shallow. boston beach, he conceded, was "fire," the bathtub in our tree house was "lit," and he really enjoyed our day out to nanny falls and rock bottom's carving shop, but all in all he felt 3 days woulda been enough at great huts.
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I love your reviews and honest opinions on the places you stayed and visited! Especially ti boss's comments :biggrin-new:
Your thoughts and comments sound very similar to what I think about places, so I feel like I get it. I really wanted to stay at Great Huts during our Portland visit, but I was honestly a bit unsure about the openness of them. I feel like I could handle it now though. I was surprised you didn't mention creepy crawly critters and mosquitoes in your review. Are the toilets in each unit on the ground level? I feel like they are, which is why we didn't end up there... but I could be confusing it with another property?
The cig smoke would have been very annoying! I probably would have handled it the same way you did though and not said anything. I also get what you mean about the types of guests affecting your stay. The types of people you describe can really bring the vibe down :(
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BTW - We really loved staying in the Fairy Hill neighborhood! We were on the side road leading down to Winnifred Beach, so it was an easy walk to it.
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I love your reviews and honest opinions on the places you stayed and visited! Especially ti boss's comments :biggrin-new:
Your thoughts and comments sound very similar to what I think about places, so I feel like I get it. I really wanted to stay at Great Huts during our Portland visit, but I was honestly a bit unsure about the openness of them. I feel like I could handle it now though. I was surprised you didn't mention creepy crawly critters and mosquitoes in your review. Are the toilets in each unit on the ground level? I feel like they are, which is why we didn't end up there... but I could be confusing it with another property?
The cig smoke would have been very annoying! I probably would have handled it the same way you did though and not said anything. I also get what you mean about the types of guests affecting your stay. The types of people you describe can really bring the vibe down :(
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BTW - We really loved staying in the Fairy Hill neighborhood! We were on the side road leading down to Winnifred Beach, so it was an easy walk to it.
oh yeah, i totally forgot to comment on the bugs!
mosquitos were very minimal at strawberry hill. i don't even remember using bug spray when there. strawberry hill has a few very friendly dogs who hang out at the reception cottage and a few cats- we only saw 2 by our cottage. i looooooooove dogs and cats, so i was happy to see them all.
mosquitos were much more noticeable at great huts. i definitely used bug spray there, especially at night. i only saw one (very gigantic) palmetto bug- those cockroach looking things- in the room. it was on the dresser and i ignored it and it went away. there are a couple of dogs on the property, but same as strawberry hill- they chill by the reception area. and there are a lot of cats on property and they will come into your hut looking for food. again, i am a crazy cat lady, so it was all good to me, but i'm sure a lot of people would not be as excited about that.
and the toilet bowls and bathub/showers are on the bottom floor. but our treehouse also had a sink on the top floor (where we slept).
did you stay at winifred breeze? that's a guesthouse located on that side road you're talking about. i think i'd like to stay there next time.
and i'm glad you get what i was saying about the other guests. i feel like a jerk for writing it out, but hey- it's a trip report, so i thought i should comment on my experience with my fellow tourists.
i have a feeling i'd have fun meeting up with you!
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Thanks for the extra info on Great Huts. I don't know how I'd feel about walking downstairs to the bathroom 1-2 times during the night, in an open-to-the-jungle house. But the set-up is very intriguing, so maybe I could do it for 3 nights? lol. I seem to be getting used to those Jamaican cockroaches now too because I encountered one in Little Bay and I stayed very calm and collected! They seem to really like to hide in bath towels :eek:
I'm sure we'd have fun sharing our travel experiences :) Jamaica is such a fascinating and amazing country! You really make me want to get to Kingston. I was there on Christmas Day in 1998 or 99 for the day. I honestly don't remember what we did there at that time, but I clearly remember the beautiful drive from Ochi, thru the Blue Mountains and into Kingston. I wish it was easier/quicker to get there and didn't require a layover. Hopefully someday we will decide to do that trip :)
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Thanks for the extra info on Great Huts. I don't know how I'd feel about walking downstairs to the bathroom 1-2 times during the night, in an open-to-the-jungle house. But the set-up is very intriguing, so maybe I could do it for 3 nights? lol. I seem to be getting used to those Jamaican cockroaches now too because I encountered one in Little Bay and I stayed very calm and collected! They seem to really like to hide in bath towels :eek:
I'm sure we'd have fun sharing our travel experiences :) Jamaica is such a fascinating and amazing country! You really make me want to get to Kingston. I was there on Christmas Day in 1998 or 99 for the day. I honestly don't remember what we did there at that time, but I clearly remember the beautiful drive from Ochi, thru the Blue Mountains and into Kingston. I wish it was easier/quicker to get there and didn't require a layover. Hopefully someday we will decide to do that trip :)
great huts has a gorgeous building called africana house that has proper rooms in them. go onto the website and take a look. i would consider staying there if it were just me and my husband. but the treehouse aspect was fun, plus we were RIGHT on the water.
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mwenvlay, awesome reports and beautiful photos and video's. You have a very sharp artistic eye for things!!! BTW they offer cabins for rent at Hollywell, inexpensive, safe and clean. Also there are a few people up in the mountain top who offer their property on AirBnB. They vary from really nice to rustic and priced accordingly. Out of curiosity what were you using for a camera for your stills and video?? Some very interesting effects that you captured!!! The absolute beauty of the Jamaicans that you meet along the way is worth the trip itself!! Thanks again for your wonderful trip reports and pics!!
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mwenvlay, awesome reports and beautiful photos and video's. You have a very sharp artistic eye for things!!! BTW they offer cabins for rent at Hollywell, inexpensive, safe and clean. Also there are a few people up in the mountain top who offer their property on AirBnB. They vary from really nice to rustic and priced accordingly. Out of curiosity what were you using for a camera for your stills and video?? Some very interesting effects that you captured!!! The absolute beauty of the Jamaicans that you meet along the way is worth the trip itself!! Thanks again for your wonderful trip reports and pics!!
you know, i really would love to spend a couple of days in a cabin in holywell. i need to make a plan with my husband to do that. we used to do a lot of tent camping in an area outside of port au prince that is identical to that part of the blue mountains. now that he’s comfortable in jamaica and now that ti boss is now a teen (13 in june!!!) i think we can take our focus away from hotel life and do stuff like stay in a cabin in holywell. i know they’d love it. years ago, i stayed at the starlight inn, which is alllllll the way near the top of the mountain, but i think i’d prefer to stay in that cabin.
re: my photo equipment, i have an iphone xr (finally upgraded from a 5s) and i utilize the camera+ app (it’s around $2.99 in the app store) and hipstamatic (which i’ve recently fallen back in love with, after years of neglect). my videos are completely unedited and no manipulation to picture.
jamaica makes it hard to take a bad photo and my guys are photogenic.
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mwenvlay, You would have a blast up at Hollywell, lots of hiking trails and bird watching, waterfalls, etc... Amazing photos from an iphone!!! Hipstamatic seems like an Irie app. Nice job with your reporting!!! Keep posting a montage after you get settled back in at home. Best johng
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those photos are the epitome of post-vacation regret.
we shoulda gone there.
we need to sleep there.
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No regrets, you now have another option for your next trip. For $70 USD a night you can get a two bedroom cabin with bathroom and kitchen. So if a budget is an issue think about how many nights you can afford to stay!!
https://www.blueandjohncrowmountains...olywell-cabins
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No regrets, you now have another option for your next trip. For $70 USD a night you can get a two bedroom cabin with bathroom and kitchen. So if a budget is an issue think about how many nights you can afford to stay!!
https://www.blueandjohncrowmountains...olywell-cabins
dude, i'm already ahead of you!
when i was in ja someone told me a one room cabin was, like, $50usd a night.
i did the math in my head 2 hours ago- a month's rent on one of those cabins is almost $1,000 a month cheaper than my apartment in brooklyn.
i should just move up there and become a hermit!
$70 a night for a 2-bedroom and my entire family of 3 is good to go!
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did you stay at winifred breeze? that's a guesthouse located on that side road you're talking about. i think i'd like to stay there next time.
I forgot to answer your question. We didn't stay at Winnifred Breeze. We stayed at the Fairy Hill Palms Airbnb. It looks like they changed the listing on Airbnb to divide it into seperate listings with one queen bedroom and a shared bathroom. When we stayed we rented the entire 2 bedroom house and they kept one of the bedrooms locked. So we had the entire place to ourselves. I would imagine that's still an option. It's on the upper floor with a covered veranda looking out towards the road to Winnifred Beach. The home owner lives right next door and runs a convenience store out of his garage.
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I forgot to answer your question. We didn't stay at Winnifred Breeze. We stayed at the Fairy Hill Palms Airbnb. It looks like they changed the listing on Airbnb to divide it into seperate listings with one queen bedroom and a shared bathroom. When we stayed we rented the entire 2 bedroom house and they kept one of the bedrooms locked. So we had the entire place to ourselves. I would imagine that's still an option. It's on the upper floor with a covered veranda looking out towards the road to Winnifred Beach. The home owner lives right next door and runs a convenience store out of his garage.
i found it on airbnb.
i wonder if you need air conditioning in the summer. we were fine at great huts, but feb. temperature is still not that hot.
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i found it on airbnb.
i wonder if you need air conditioning in the summer. we were fine at great huts, but feb. temperature is still not that hot.
AC may be needed in the summer. The house was very hot midday during Feb, but cooled off enough at night for us.
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AC may be needed in the summer. The house was very hot midday during Feb, but cooled off enough at night for us.
that's one good thing about great huts, especially with the cliff-side treehouse- in feb. it got slightly warmish (never hot) during the day and cool at night. we never even bothered with the fans.
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i need to write my thoughts on the terra nova hotel.
in the meantime, here's a picture of the salad i got my first night there.
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(ti boss took it)
the interesting thing about this salad is- see that cucumber in the left side of the bowl? it's actually one long piece of cucumber, all connected, like a giant necklace! i'm not sure how it was cut, but it was paper thin and unbroken.
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here's audio i recorded at night in our room at great huts.
https://youtu.be/8i3RpV0FPAo
here's a link to the same file, saved on my dropbox.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8s8wvw5u11...maica.mp3?dl=0
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my thoughts on the terra nova:
terra nova was fine. i only have 2 complaints to register- my main complaint is that they put us in a room in a really mediocre part of the hotel. it was on the first floor in a side wing that was just past the bar and some room called the club room, which was used as a staging area for a conference they had going on. the conference was held in an area right next to our wing. we had to suffer through some horrendous daytime karaoke one day (a screechy rendition of "on the wings of love" and some other song). we were only there for 2 nights and were out and about during the day, so i didn't bother asking them if we could move rooms.
(i really was on my "no complaining" p's n q's this trip.)
the room itself was fine. the bed was comfortable, linens substantial, towels were huge and thick. there was an empty mini fridge that we used to stock our beer and water and a huge walk-in closet that we didn't utilize.
our first day we couldn't figure out how to use the tv (channels were screwed up), but ti boss called the front desk and they sent someone over to straighten it out. the same thing happened the second day but we were too tired to call the front desk again.
complaint 2 is that there was NO hot water when i finally got around to taking a shower (the morning of check-out). i mean NO hot water. the water was FREEZING. normally, stuff like that doesn't bother me, but i was super grimy from running around the city and was flying back home that afternoon and i just wanted one nice, hot shower to finish off my trip. and the hotel is supposed to be an upscale business hotel, so there should be no reason for there to be no hot water.
other than that, we all really liked the hotel. the guest clientele was a nice mix of (what appeared to be) foreign business travelers and visiting caribbean diaspora folks. the restaurant, bar and casino were patronized mainly by locals, which is always my favorite. the food at the restaurant was good and ti boss loved the patisserie counter in the lobby. the pool was simple but pretty and ti boss said the gym (in a building next to the pool) was good.
i'd stay there again, but would be more selective about my room location. not sure if we would really need to move up to the next category of room (we had the basic jr. suite), but would definitely try to score a room on a higher floor, with a view and away from the bar and conference center area.
when we first got there, husband grumbled that i purposely picked a hotel in the middle of nowhere (to keep him from going out and exploring the city) but once he figured out what i meant when i said, "there are really no decent hotels in kingston that are located 'in the middle of everything!'" he was cool with my selection. we drove up knutsford boulevard the next day, and i said, "this is the only area in kingston that has tourist hotels that are 'in the middle of' anything, and you wouldn't really want to stay in any of these hotels anymore." i used to stay at the courtleigh years ago, but i heard it's overdue for a renovation. the guy who was driving said i was pretty much correct.
ti boss LOVED the terra nova, because it had excellent wifi, 24 hour pool access and that awesome patisserie.
we drove by the spanish court while we were there and i dunno- it just doesn't do it for me. it's in an awkward location and maybe the grounds are pretty in the back part of the hotel, but the front entrance reminds me of a springhill suites in suburban maryland. and the photos of the rooms that i saw online gave me bad late 80s flashbacks.
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here's a list of things we brought with us that were useful or that we used a lot:
cooler bag (i always bring one whenever i travel)
inflatable beach ball
binoculars (we totally used them!!!)
incense (i brought hem's black magic this time)
citronella candles in travel tins (not really necessary, but they smell great and were nice to have at strawberry hill)
dry roasted peanuts (we ate 'em)
assorted games (dominos, yahtzee, uno, old maid and bananagrams)
hydrocortisone creme (i always bring this plus bacitracin. ti boss got a small rash from a prickly plant, so they came in handy this trip)
tums (i always need tums)
flat metal bottle cap opener (so i can stick it in my carry-on without worrying about it getting confiscated)
pocket knife (packed in a checked bag)
audiobooks (for me and for ti boss, downloaded to our ipods)
a 300-piece jigsaw puzzle
a tablecloth (we used it as a table cloth at strawberry hill and something to lie out on at the beach in boston bay)
a bottle of champagne
a bottle of hennessey
needle to inflate/deflate soccer ball
flashlights
water shoes (the guys used theirs when we went to nanny falls, but i just stuck with my teva sandals)
lysol disinfectant wipes (got in the habit of carrying them around after the earthquake. they're really good for when you're driving around a lot and find yourself eating sticky stuff like fruit and patties)
things we brought and didn't use:
an inflatable pool raft and an inflatable inner tube (brand new, bought specially for the trip. they never even made it out of the backpack)
a soccer ball (ti boss got pool gravity at strawberry hill, where there was a perfect lawn available to kick the ball around)
antibiotics (i always carry them with me)
several paperbacks i thought i might want to re-read
a book of mazes
an umbrella
make-up (lol, who was i kidding???)
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I should be spending a few days next week with them in Baltimore. I told them to not wear green and go see the PNP rally - I'm a fan of Damion Crawford. I'll post their reactions.
hey!!!
how did your friends like jamaica/boston bay/great huts?????
come back and tell me, please!
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this probably won't be of interest to most folks, but there may be a few who are curious about this...
this was my husband's 4th trip to jamaica. on our honeymoon we spent 4 days at strawberry hill and 10 days at xtabi. the other 3 trips were in negril with ti boss. husband wasn't crazy about negril, because the jamaicans there were kinda rude about him being haitian. he kept getting asked if he was a drug dealer and other dumb stuff. this didn't happen in irish town at strawberry hill, where he felt way more comfortable and like he was in a familiar environment.
the other night, after we'd been back about a week, i asked him if people in port antonio asked him if he was a drug dealer or other dumb stuff like that. he told me, "no. people there were much more..." he hesitated, trying to think of the correct adjective. "... civilized," we both said at the exact same time.
and he said he liked kingston, because he enjoyed talking with returning jamaicans at the hotel (which is always one of my favorite parts of my visits).
"you know, we had a really good trip."
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I am so loving your report and photos!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Thank you for taking the time to post...just LOVELY! OKAY back to reading!
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I am so loving your report and photos!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Thank you for taking the time to post...just LOVELY! OKAY back to reading!
awwwwww, i'm so glad you like it! i know you're an old hand expert when it comes to porty.
i'm so happy i finally had a trip that i will remember and SO pleased that husband and son enjoyed themselves.
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awwwwww, i'm so glad you like it! i know you're an old hand expert when it comes to porty.
i'm so happy i finally had a trip that i will remember and SO pleased that husband and son enjoyed themselves.
SOOOOOO happy to hear ALL went well!!!!!!!! This report and photos are medicine to my soul!
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i spotted that party hut and figured i could roll over and see if they were selling rum.
so, i grabbed my cup, rolled over and asked (in ann obnoxious ny accent), "do you guys have rum?" this guy standing right next to where i rolled up said, "sure, we have rum. would you like some?"
me: "oh, you guys aren't vendors? you're just hanging?"
guy (in an east coast-ish accent): "yeah, it's my birthday and we're celebrating, but we can give you some rum!"
me: "are you from ny?"
guy: "philly."
me: "even better! but you're jamaican?"
guy: "yeah, i'm jamaican."
me: "i'm from brooklyn! growing up all my friends were jamaican, african, indian- that's how i wound up traveling so much!"
i pointed to the other guy he's with and asked if he's jamaican. first guy said no, that's his best friend and he's been trying to get him to come to ja with him for years.
me (to best friend): "you love it, right?"
best friend laughed and confirmed.
i then apologized for being a party crasher and they told me it's all good and gave me a huge shot of wray and nephew. one of the relatives (an older jamaican man) asked me if i needed any mixer and i explain that i'd actually been on the hunt for rum because i wanted to mix it with my soursop juice. birthday guy said to his friend, "yeah! remember that crazy fruit i showed you and said the juice is so good??? that's what she's talking about!" i told them i'd be happy to get my bottle, if they'd like to share with me and they gave the assent. so, i rolled back over to where ti boss and i had our set-up and got the bottle of soursop juice and the bottle of rum cream.
I love how you roll....love your vibe!
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we're heading back to snow today:concern:
we tend to average 2 trips a year. one is usually to visit family in haiti.
when i was single and childless (a state that lasted through my early 40s) i would travel whenever i was able, but now that i have a kid i find it's easiest to travel in february (my birthday + spring break for kids) and then some time between july and september. sometimes it works out to be easter break and thanksgiving.
i want to get my guys to new orleans or california and do a trip to a few places in europe. those are on my short list.
holla when you are ready to plan your new orleans trip, that is where I am originally from.
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This is beautiful!
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GREAT report!!! and awesome photos! Very informative love the details. So I have considered Strawberry Hill for a long while. What are your thoughts of no a/c in August. I am an A/C girl and I know august is HOT and humid. Wondering if I can manage. Is it really that cool in the Blue Mtns?
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This is beautiful!
isn't it?
it's iron wood, which means it's extra-extra hard wood. should last forever.
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holla when you are ready to plan your new orleans trip, that is where I am originally from.
ooooh, great to know!
i think my husband's gonna LOVE new orleans, because it will remind him of parts of haiti.
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GREAT report!!! and awesome photos! Very informative love the details. So I have considered Strawberry Hill for a long while. What are your thoughts of no a/c in August. I am an A/C girl and I know august is HOT and humid. Wondering if I can manage. Is it really that cool in the Blue Mtns?
i think you would be slightly warm during the day and would need to utilize the fan- but you would most likely not be in your room much during sunlight hours. it would most definitely be cool up there during the night.
i really love strawberry hill. it's a really special place. even if you only stay there once and then move on to something less expensive in the area it's worth the experience.
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Thanks for the info on Strawberry Hill! New Orleans is a special city...so much history and culture. Didn't realize how "strange" we were until I moved away. Love being strange lol! Thanks again for a very insightful report and such a good review of Warren. He and his brother work hard to do a good job.
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Thanks for the info on Strawberry Hill! New Orleans is a special city...so much history and culture. Didn't realize how "strange" we were until I moved away. Love being strange lol! Thanks again for a very insightful report and such a good review of Warren. He and his brother work hard to do a good job.
i loooooove new orleans. you guys really are ~strange,~ and it's great! like a combo of brooklyn and port au prince folks, so i totally get along with all of you!
and i would not be surprised if warren winds up visiting us in nyc at some point :)
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Hey mwenvlay, How are you gonna livestream the Buju concert tonight?? Should be Epic!! I know that you've only been home 2 weeks but when you find the time can you please post a trip summery with whatever photos and video that you haven't yet dropped!! Thanks in advance!!
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Hey mwenvlay, How are you gonna livestream the Buju concert tonight?? Should be Epic!! I know that you've only been home 2 weeks but when you find the time can you please post a trip summery with whatever photos and video that you haven't yet dropped!! Thanks in advance!!
i missed it!!!
i am coming down with the flu and have a crazy week at work ahead of me (i work in advertising and we're about to launch a new campaign and i'm working 11 hour days), so i went to bed last night at 9pm. i'mma try to catch as much of it as possible via youtube videos. cannot wait to see beres!
and re: my trip report- i totally thought i'd posted every single thing about my trip but realized i forgot to mention we stopped by the folly mansion in port antonio (no photos, boo)!
and i also forgot to post the two cute birthday mementos i got from great huts hotel folks and the server at terra nova!
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7881/...ff525328_z.jpg
birthday swans at great huts! the woman who made up my room also left me a really sweet birthday card!
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day after my birthday @ terra nova hotel (taken by ti boss)